Patents by Inventor Mark Charniak

Mark Charniak has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lunar excavation and projectile transport systems and methods
    Patent number: 11828178
    Abstract: A lunar excavation and projectile transport system includes a projectile launcher having a base and a throwing arm and a projectile catcher. The throwing arm is rotatably coupled to the base and arranged at a mounting angle relative to a central axis defined by the base. The mounting angle defines a lunch angle for a processed core sample that is launched from within the throwing arm during rotation of the throwing arm by an electric motor. The projectile catcher includes a storage body, a plurality of telescoping arms coupled to the storage body, and a fabric wrapped around each of the plurality of telescoping arms to define a catching volume within which the processed core sample launched by the projectile launcher is caught.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Annelise Kotenberg, Alex Bare, Christian Becker, Mark Charniak, Zac Hassman, Jacob Klaameyer, Nick Winter
  • Lunar excavation and projectile transport systems and methods
    Publication number: 20220403740
    Abstract: A lunar excavation and projectile transport system includes a projectile launcher having a base and a throwing arm and a projectile catcher. The throwing arm is rotatably coupled to the base and arranged at a mounting angle relative to a central axis defined by the base. The mounting angle defines a lunch angle for a processed core sample that is launched from within the throwing arm during rotation of the throwing arm by an electric motor. The projectile catcher includes a storage body, a plurality of telescoping arms coupled to the storage body, and a fabric wrapped around each of the plurality of telescoping arms to define a catching volume within which the processed core sample launched by the projectile launcher is caught.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Annelise Kotenberg, Alex Bare, Christian Becker, Mark Charniak, Zac Hassman, Jacob Klaameyer, Nick Winter